I had an extensive Skype conference with the folks at Cubicle 7 in the UK yesterday, and got the OK on our actual, Honest-to-Seven-Hells, no-foolin delivery for FAR WEST.

We will be going to press in mid-November, a bit less than a month from now. Delivery of the digital version of FAR WEST will occur to you fine folks at around the same time we send to the printer (to ensure that you all get the latest, most-correct, final proofed version).

I've said it before, but it needs to be shouted from the rafters: Thank you so much for your support and patience over the extraordinary circumstances of this project. I cannot wait for you all to see what you have wrought.

That depends on what shipping is like in the run-up to the holidays, and where you live. It'll definitely be printed by then. (Based on usual print times and shipment to warehouse, it should be at the warehouses well before Christmas).

With all the wuxia games out/coming out, none scratch that FW itch! I'm SO excited!

As a wuxia fanatic, I'm thrilled that there are more games coming -- in fact, if the Tianxia game on Kickstarter hits its $35K stretch goal, I get to write a wuxia short story for their fiction anthology! (I was happy to discover that the deadline for that story would be long after we sent out FAR WEST, so I could have the time!)

Whuaaa? No Video? That's a dance I'd be willing to learn. My wife says I need to dance more.

It's like Snoopy's Dance of Joy, but with far less grace and skill exhibited by the performer. By comparison, a shot of my lil' Fire Dog in her Mulan dress with her cowgirl hat and gunbelt is much easier on the eyeballs.

Gareth, will there be some kind of confirmation email before shipping? For example, I backed the KS and also bought extra copies in the expanded pre-order round you made for KS backers, and also had a shipping address update. I'd love to get an email first confirming my copies, address, etc. whenever the time comes.

That is a great idea. However, I'd like to add getting a confirmation on total current backing level. I imagine it would be a shorter list. Though I'd like one since I backed both on Kickstarter, and PayPal. I've slept since then too, but as braggin' rites go...

I've actually cancelled my scheduled appearance at the Weird West Fest in Giddings, TX this coming weekend, because I need to prioritize getting the core rulebook released, which made taking the time to travel and attend infeasible.

As the book nears a PDF review phase, I am getting an itchy trigger finger. The layout looks really nice. Many western gamed overdo it on the visuals but from the teaser video, I think this book will look rather nice!

Do the preorders come with a copy of the pdf? Or is that just a Kickstarter thing?

Yes, and no -- Yes, pre-orders will get a PDF copy with their order. But it will not be sent out when the Kickstarter backers get the digital copy -- that's exclusive to the Kickstarter. It will be sent out later, before the digital version is made generally available commercially.